There are a few hiccups, but you can actually play Switch games with GameCube controllers via the USB GameCube Controller adapter. This support came with the 4.0 update to the Switch system software. There are two obvious use cases:

1. A new Smash Bros
2. GameCube Virtual Console

There's a third possibility too: Nintendo may be opening up the Switch to allow it to work with any USB gaming controller in an effort to give developers more options for porting.

I don't know about you guys, but the GameCube controller still remains one of my favorite game controllers ever made. Plus, I'm excited for a new Smash or GameCube Virtual Console games. Of course, two out of the three Star Fox games with Krystal as a playable character are on GameCube.

Discovered by Master Mewking. Video by GameXplain. News via GoNintendo.

Update: Looks like the third option was closest to the mark. Nintendo didn't even know they were enabling GameCube controllers. It was a byproduct of planned future support for third party controllers.

Here's a slightly older MMD by SchattenKitsune666 featuring different Krystal and Renamon rigs from before. SchattenKitsune666 converted the rigs to work with MMD. I would link to the original models, but they are NSFW.

The song is "Good Night" by 드림캐쳐.

Ayano, a Krystal cosplayer who was very sick recently, announced that she was more or less recovered. However, weight gain (or loss, not sure) due to illness means she does not plan to return to regular cosplay until next year. She'll need some time to get back into shape and fully heal. In the meantime, Ayano has been posting occasionally from older photoshoots. Check out the original post on Twitter.

It's time for another Star Fox Assault cutscene! This week, we have our first non-briefing scene. Team Star Fox gets into position to take on the Sargasso Hideout. Fox and Slippy invade the inside while Falco and Krystal keep order outside. As before, these are in glorious 4K (actually 5K because of the 4:3 aspect ratio).

In these type of in-game cutscenes, there's no difference between the Japanese and English visuals, save for the on-screen text. But I've included the Japanese version anyway.

A while back, SchattenKitsune666 began work on a Star Fox Adventures-based Krystal MMD Rig using the original mesh ripped from Adventures. Now, the rig has reached version 1.0 and has been released.

The mesh has further to go, and SchattenKitsune666 will be updating it in the future, but for now, you can go ahead and start using the model in your projects, provided you credit Nintendo and follow his other rules.

Download via DeviantArt

Ever wanted to dress your Animal Crossing character in Krystal's Adventures or Assault outfits? Angel Fox Dreamer has got you covered! You can get the QR codes for these outfits by viewing the original Krystal QR image. She also made several Fox McCloud outfits, available via the Fox QR image. Angel Fox Dreamer shared these Animal Crossing outfits with the Discord channel and allowed me to post them. These can be used in Animal Crossing New Leaf, and the spin off game Happy Home Designer.

Nicki Tens posted a new update in the form of a video blog showing her progress on her Krystal cosplay attempting to use 3D printing to make a Krystal mask. Previously, she'd been attempting to print the mask traditionally, where the 3D printer printed the surface of the mask. She wasn't happy with these results due to quality concerns, and she wanted the mask as a single piece. Thus, she's begun work on printing a negative mask mold. This clever technique involves printing large, solid blocks that have a hole for where the mask should be. She can then use resin to fill the chamber. Once dry, the resin will form a single piece, large Krystal mask. Plus, she can use the negative mask mold over and over again to create as many Krystal masks as she wishes. For now, she's still using Little_Dragon's model, but eventually she will move to her own Krystal model.

With my new SNES Classic in hand, Vulpine Media and I recorded ourselves playing through a couple missions of Star Fox and a whole game of Star Fox 2. I've never actually played Star Fox 2 ROMs before, and I only ever tried Star Fox once, years ago, for about 15 minutes. As a result, this is my first real experience playing either game. Vulpine Media, on the other hand, had played through both games several times. We did pretty well! Enjoy the journey of discovery.

I've spent a bit longer on my break than I was expecting. I've decided that now's the time to get things back on track. The site will resume its regular updates tomorrow, starting with a video VM and I made. Thanks for your patience, and if you haven't joined already, there is a Discord server for the site where I have been keeping active even during this slowdown.

Star Fox Adventures released on this day, September 23rd, 15 whole years ago in 2002! America got it first, followed by Japan on the 27th of September, Australia on the 15th of November, and finally Europe on the 22nd of November 2002. I remember it well. I had just gotten my driver's license a few weeks prior, and I was able to drive myself (and my siblings who I was transporting somewhere) to the local Circuit City to pick up my reserved copy along with my amazing pre-order bonus:

On this day, that lovely blue vixen sauntered into our lives, forever changing them in small and sometimes surprising ways. It was the first time that Star Fox was anything beyond a mere on-rails shooter, and introduced a lot more lore and characters than previous entries. The game is perhaps one of the most controversial games in the Star Fox series, but I, for one, and very glad that it happened.

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